Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-03-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our regular correSpondent)
w WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S, lSS

The defeated Pension bill, the CaOi-
net succession, the change Of 1naugu-
ration Gay, the new President of the
Senate, and the probable extra session
of the Senate are the matters that have
been most talked about here during the
past week.
The President is anxious to avoid
asking the Senate to remain in session
after the fourth of March, but when
asked whether he would be ready to
submit the important nominations up
on which he desired its action in time
to obviate such necessity, he replied
that it was impossible for him to tell.
The Interstate Commerce nomina-
tionS have given him much perpleXlty,
and now the question has been raised
as to his Constitutional right TO ap.
point to newly created office which Is
10 be filed 10y and with the advice and
consent Oh the Senate, while the Sem
ate is not III session. 1t is held by GER
tain Senators that the power by which
the President fills vacancies which have
occurred during vacation cannot be
applied TO the filling of newly made
office.
1t seems that Mr.. White, ex-presi-
dent of Cornell University and eX-Min-
lister TO Berlin. was much annoyed that
the correspondence between the Presi-
dent ana himself in relation to his TAX
ing "A place on the Interstate Commls-
sion should have been made known to
the public. lie Says the President
merely wrote him letter asking if his
name could be considered in making
up the Commission. 1t is understood
that Mr.. White would really have liked
10 accept the place but was diSSuaded
by friends on the assumption that the
Commissioners will fail to satisfy
either the people or the railroads, and
that however able they may be, they
must inevitably incur the charge Of in
competency.
On the Republican side of the Senate
Chamber there are four men each Of
whom would do credit to dime muse
um as the living skeleton. They are
Senators ingalls,, Sherman, Malone
and EyartS. The longest and lankest
of them all is the gentleman from Kan
saS, who has just been sworn III as
president OF the Senate in place of Dir.
Sherman, the next most attenuated
member of the quartette. Mr.. Ingalls,
is as stiff and studied as it is possible
to imagine, and upon taking the vice
presidents chair he made a character
iStic little speech in honor of the retiI-
ing Senator with which he Mr.. Ingalls)
looked much pleased. Beginning with
burst of modeSty he said he must in.
evitably suffer disparagement by com.
parison with the learning and parla-
mentary skill, the urbanity and accom-.
pllshments OF his illustrious predecess
or, but he would striye to equal him in
devotion to the duty imposed upon
him, etc., which all Of them promise.
The first fashionable season which
the mistress of the White House has
seen in her present position, closed
week ago. One feature Of it at least, is
worthy Of note. Or the innumerable
printed and spoken comments made re-
specting her. she herself says there has
not been one hyper-critical remark
that reached her. On the contrary
they have been complimentary and
kindly in the highest degree. When i;
is remembered that Mrs. Cleveland,
with out experience, entered upon the
most difficult social duty that "a woman
could attempt, and that she is the
youngest mistress that the Presiden tial
Mansion ever had; trusting solely to
her own Womanly instincts, good
breeding and good heart, it is not
speaking too strongly to say that her
success las bean really wonderful.